What I would do is contact my superior and ask him/her what they would want me to . do. Whatever the superior says then I would have to obey so I don't get fired. If this happens on a daily bases at your job then I would start searching for another job. Once you have found another job that you might like then I would take that one and leave the other one. Or you could just tough it out and your superior will take notice and he/she might offer you a better position. Hopefully this helps.
The passage is mainly about the Great Depression.
Not sure if this is right, but I think it is
(1. "O heavy lightness! serious vanity!"
(2. "Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!"
